Old English · verb
toslitan
Normalised tōslītan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class I
- IPA
- /toːˈsliː.tɑn/
- Syllables
- toː · ˈsliː · tɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- laceraterip
Meaning
-
to tear apart, rip up, lacerate
Þæt mon eaþe tosliteð þætte næfre gesomnad wæs.
What was never joined together can be easily torn apart. (Wulf and Eadwacer)
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | tōslīte | tōslāt |
| 2nd singular | tōslītst | tōslite |
| 3rd singular | tōslītttōslīt | tōslāt |
| Plural | tōslītaþ | tōsliton |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | tōslīte | tōslite |
| Plural | tōslīten | tōsliten |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | tōslītan |
| Inflected infinitive | tōslītenne |
| Imperative singular | tōslīt |
| Imperative plural | tōslītaþ |
| Present participle | tōslītende |
| Past participle | tōsliten |
All forms (13)
Etymology
From tō- + slītan.
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